Southern Focus Poll, Southern Sample, Spring 1999

• Summary
• Codebook
• Search
• Download
• Custom Table
• Results

ACCENTS Code respondent's accent   1) Strong Southern accent   2) Detectable Southern Accent, but not strong   3) No Southern accent

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strong Southern accent	243	29.3%	29.3%	-1.33
Detectable Southern Accent, but not strong	282	34%	63.3%	-.09
No Southern accent	304	36.7%	100%	1.14

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 24 years old	25 to 44 years old	45 to 64 years old	65 years or older	TOTAL
Strong Southern accent	24.4% 22	25.6% 88	32.2% 84	37.1% 46	29.3% 240
Detectable Southern Accent, but not strong	38.9% 35	31.1% 107	37.2% 97	33.9% 42	34.3% 281
No Southern accent	36.7% 33	43.3% 149	30.7% 80	29.0% 36	36.4% 298
TOTAL	100.0% 90	100.0% 344	100.0% 261	100.0% 124	819

Education (I-EDUC)

	1st-11th grade	12th grade (High school)	Some college (Two year degree)	4 year college graduate	Advanced degree (MA, PHD, LLD, MD)	TOTAL
Strong Southern accent	52.9% 36	34.3% 85	28.7% 62	22.2% 42	15.8% 16	29.3% 241
Detectable Southern Accent, but not strong	26.5% 18	35.9% 89	35.6% 77	33.9% 64	30.7% 31	33.9% 279
No Southern accent	20.6% 14	29.8% 74	35.6% 77	43.9% 83	53.5% 54	36.7% 302
TOTAL	100.0% 68	100.0% 248	100.0% 216	100.0% 189	100.0% 101	822

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strong Southern accent	31.8% 116	27.4% 127	29.3% 243
Detectable Southern Accent, but not strong	29.9% 109	37.3% 173	34.0% 282
No Southern accent	38.4% 140	35.3% 164	36.7% 304
TOTAL	100.0% 365	100.0% 464	829

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion (Specify)	No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	TOTAL
Strong Southern accent	35.0% 205	9.4% 12	8.3% 1	21.8% 12	22.9% 8	29.2% 238
Detectable Southern Accent, but not strong	36.9% 216	26.8% 34	0.0% 0	29.1% 16	34.3% 12	34.2% 278
No Southern accent	28.0% 164	63.8% 81	91.7% 11	49.1% 27	42.9% 15	36.6% 298
TOTAL	100.0% 585	100.0% 127	100.0% 12	100.0% 55	100.0% 35	814